Teams & Riders Chris Froome Discussion Thread.

[webvan]

Talking of the devil, being Twitter illiterate, does someone know if has Ms Cound (weren't they supposed to get married last year ?) been inundating Twitter with her usual savvy comments?

 

[djpbaltimore]

Here is what Chris Horner had to say about the Wednesday crash of Froome that ultimately put him out of the TDF.

"He caught a little crack in the road. There was road furniture on the left and he got caught in the crack and it took his front wheel. It was nothing he could do about it. It wasn't about experience or lack of bike handling skills. It was just very slippery and he got caught in the gap and went down. It could have happened to any rider."

 

[Dr. Juice]

Froome vs Contador at the Vuelta would be great.

 

[argyllflyer]

Talking of the devil, being Twitter illiterate, does someone know if has Ms Cound (weren't they supposed to get married last year ?) been inundating Twitter with her usual savvy comments?

She has deleted her account.

 

[webvan]

Well that was probably a good idea...did she do that recently?

 

[Sciocco]

Well that was probably a good idea...did she do that recently?

I believe it was right before the tour. I'd look up a specific date for you, naturally it's probably already buried very deep into the clinic-abyss and that's where I saw it mentioned.

 

[Red Rick]

She has deleted her account.

Again?

That's hilarious

 

[Buffalo Soldier]

It's too bad though, since I really used to like Froome.
I liked his attacking style, but I don't like quitters.

I wouldn't have minded if he would have gone back on his bike, and abandoned after the first pavé. But judging by the comments here, quitting after a first setback in a career ever is part of modern cycling.

 

[maxmartin]

It's too bad though, since I really used to like Froome.
I liked his attacking style, but I don't like quitters.

I wouldn't have minded if he would have gone back on his bike, and abandoned after the first pavé. But judging by the comments here, quitting after a first setback in a career ever is part of modern cycling.

and no broken bone has been found yet, looks like he knew he can't win this tour and there is no point to keep fighting

 

[Pricey_sky]

I wouldn't have minded if he would have gone back on his bike, and abandoned after the first pavé. But judging by the comments here, quitting after a first setback in a career ever is part of modern cycling.

He got back on the bike after Tuesday's crash and again after the first one on Wednesday. When he went down for the 3rd time in 2 days he looked in a lot of pain and did not move the wrist at all. If his wrist was that bad that he was struggling to grip the bars (this happens when you have a wrist injury!) then what more could he do? I think there are very few would have carried on in his terrible position after the last crash. To be honest im still not totally convinced he was over the spill he had in the Dauphine so this just made it worse.

For what's its worth I've sprained my wrist quite severely about 6 years ago when playing football and you cannot do anything with it, even little things like holding a cup become almost impossible. The only treatment is rest and let it heal unless of course your a doctor and you know best?

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

He got back on the bike after Tuesday's crash and again after the first one on Wednesday. When he went down for the 3rd time in 2 days he looked in a lot of pain and did not move the wrist at all. If his wrist was that bad that he was struggling to grip the bars (this happens when you have a wrist injury!) then what more could he do? I think there are very who would have carried on in his terrible position after the last crash.

I know you Skybots have zero knowledge of cycling before 2011, but you may have heard of Tyler Hamilton racing to a top 5 finish with a broken shoulder and hurting so badly that he had his teeth capped after the race due to grinding them.

 

[Pricey_sky]

I know you Skybots have zero knowledge of cycling before 2011, but you may have heard of Tyler Hamilton racing to a top 5 finish with a broken shoulder and hurting so badly that he had his teeth capped after the race due to grinding them.

typical answer for someone who loves to hate on sky, Seriously you need new material, im doing the nightshift at work and it's sending me to sleep!

I've watched cycling for many years before 2011 and everyone is different in terms of pain threshold ect. Not everyone Is crazy enough to carry on racing when they are injured. There are other days for Froome and you don't put your body through the hell he has by being weak.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Not everyone Is crazy enough to carry on racing when they are injured.

Nope. There are champions and there are frauds. Froome has ensconced himself in the latter category.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Nope. There are champions and there are frauds. Froome has ensconced himself in the latter category.

Well there are many champions who have been frauds, even in the peleton today. Unfortunately this isn't the clinic so it ends there.

 

[Moose McKnuckles]

Well there are many champions who have been frauds, even in the peleton today. Unfortunately this isn't the clinic so it ends there.

It's called the "peloton". Since you've watched cycling for so many years.

I sympathize with you on some level. Many US fans were the same way with Armstrong, who turned out to be a bigger fake than Froome will ever be. You're on the same level of denial.

 

[maxmartin]

The fact is no broken bone was found or announced. Even in today's gentle peloton, the rule of thumb to quit a Tour is to find something broken. But I can totally understand Froom's point of view, he knew there is no hope to win on that condition, why not give it up and prepare for the next winnable fight.

 

[maxmartin]

It's called the "peloton". Since you've watched cycling for so many years.

I sympathize with you on some level. Many US fans were the same way with Armstrong, who turned out to be a bigger fake than Froome will ever be. You're on the same level of denial.

I don't know about that, didn't Froom said he wants to win the Tour more than seven times?

 

[Pricey_sky]

It's called the "peloton". Since you've watched cycling for so many years.

I sympathize with you on some level. Many US fans were the same way with Armstrong, who turned out to be a bigger fake than Froome will ever be. You're on the same level of denial.

Thanks for pointing out a typo when i'm running on empty here, To be honest im not naïve enough to think all is above board, but the same can be said about most. Thanks to Lance every 'epic' performance get's treated with a raised eyebrow.

Moving on I hope Froome takes a couple of weeks rest and gets back in to form for the Vuelta, It could be a classic if everyone who intends to ride does actually show up, pity the route isn't the greatest!

 

[Jspear]

I don't know about that, didn't Froom said he wants to win the Tour more than seven times?

Yes, but he also has a lot of pride. Personally if Froome wants to be one of the "greats," then this crash could be a blessing in disguise. It could give him the opportunity to do well in a GT other than the Tour.

 

[Publicus]

Well Big Dave said Porte has been climbing better than anyone on the team for weeks, so maybe Froome was the real Plan B.

“We’re very early on in the grand scheme of things here, there’s a lot of racing still to go, and Richie is eighth on GC. He is a fantastic rider, who’s been climbing better than anyone in the team in recent weeks, so it’s all still to play for

 

[maxmartin]

Well Big Dave said Porte has been climbing better than anyone on the team for weeks, so maybe Froome was the real Plan B.

I listened to the interview, i believed he said "better than ever."

 

[Publicus]

I listened to the interview, i believed he said "better than ever."

Thanks for clearing that . I read/clipped that quoted from cycling quotes

 

[Afrank]

I know you Skybots have zero knowledge of cycling before 2011, but you may have heard of Tyler Hamilton racing to a top 5 finish with a broken shoulder and hurting so badly that he had his teeth capped after the race due to grinding them.

A ridiculous length to go to. Sure impressive that he fought through it and all that. But that doesn't mean every rider has to copy his example.

If you crashed in a race and were in constant pain would you just stick it out and keep racing? I'm betting you would exit the race to focus on healing, I know I would. Choosing not to ride with an injury doesn't make any rider any less of a champion.

Also (mod mode on), lets not let this discussion get into clinic territory. Let's also not resort to personal insults.

 

[Afrank]

It's too bad though, since I really used to like Froome.
I liked his attacking style, but I don't like quitters.

I wouldn't have minded if he would have gone back on his bike, and abandoned after the first pavé. But judging by the comments here, quitting after a first setback in a career ever is part of modern cycling.

So you don't like it that he quit...but would be fine if he quit, but only after riding on some cobbles?

 

[movingtarget]

Froome did the sensible thing before he did even more damage. His fall in the Dauphine was a heavy one. It was pointless continuing and he was in pain. He was either going to lose big time or fall again.